| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| imageable | adjective | That may be imaged. |
| imageless | adjective | Having no image. |
| imaginant | adjective | Imagining; conceiving., An imaginer. |
| imaginary | adjective | Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal., An imaginary expression or quantity. |
| imaginate | adjective | Imaginative. |
| imagining | present participle & vb. noun | of Imagine |
| imaginous | adjective | Imaginative. |
| imbanking | present participle & vb. noun | of Imbank |
| imbedding | present participle & vb. noun | of Imbed |
| imbosking | present participle & vb. noun | of Imbosk |
| imbosomed | imp. & past participle | of Imbosom |
| imbosture | noun | Embossed or raised work. |
| imbowment | noun | act of imbowing; an arch; a vault. |
| imbracery | noun | Embracery. |
| imbrangle | verb t. | To entangle as in a cobweb; to mix confusedly. |
| imbricate | adjective | Alt. of Imbricated, To lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an imbricated surface. |
| imbrocado | noun | Cloth of silver or of gold. |
| imbrocata | noun | Alt. of Imbroccata |
| imbroglio | noun | An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of fiction., A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious misunderstanding. |
| imbureing | present participle & vb. noun | of Imbrue |
| imbruting | present participle & vb. noun | of Imbrute |
| imbuement | noun | The act of imbuing; the state of being imbued; hence, a deep tincture. |
| imitating | present participle & vb. noun | of Imitate |
| imitation | noun | The act of imitating., That which is made or produced as a copy; that which is made to resemble something else, whether for laudable or for fraudulent purposes; likeness; resemblance., One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other parts of voises. Cf. Canon., The act of condition of imitating another species of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See Imitate, v. t., 3. |
| imitative | adjective | Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating; exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as, man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art., Formed after a model, pattern, or original., Designed to imitate another species of animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful purpose, such as protection from enemies; having resamblance to something else; as, imitative colors; imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of minerals are imitative., A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance. |
| imitatrix | noun | An imitatress. |
| immanacle | verb t. | To manacle; to fetter; hence; to confine; to restrain from free action. |
| immanence | noun | Alt. of Immanency |
| immanency | noun | The condition or quality of being immanent; inherence; an indwelling. |
| immartial | adjective | Not martial; unwarlike. |
| immatured | adjective | Immature. |
| immediacy | noun | The relation of freedom from the interventionof a medium; immediateness. |
| immediate | adjective | Not separated in respect to place by anything intervening; proximate; close; as, immediate contact., Not deferred by an interval of time; present; instant., Acting with nothing interposed or between, or without the intervention of another object as a cause, means, or agency; acting, perceived, or produced, directly; as, an immediate cause. |
| immensely | adverb | In immense manner or degree. |
| immensity | noun | The state or quality of being immense; inlimited or immeasurable extension; infinity; vastness in extent or bulk; greatness. |
| immensive | adjective | Huge. |
| immerging | present participle & vb. noun | of Immerge |
| immerited | adjective | Unmerited. |
| immersing | present participle & vb. noun | of Immerse |
| immersion | noun | The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx., Submersion in water for the purpose of Christian baptism, as, practiced by the Baptists., The state of being overhelmed or deeply absorbed; deep engagedness., The dissapearance of a celestail body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow, as in the eclipse of a satellite; — opposed to emersion. |
| immeshing | present participle & vb. noun | of Immesh |
| immigrant | noun | One who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the purpose of permanent residence; — correlative of emigrant. |
| immigrate | verb t. | To come into a country of which one is not a native, for the purpose of permanent residence. See Emigrate. |
| imminence | noun | The condition or quality of being imminent; a threatening, as of something about to happen. The imminence of any danger or distress., That which is imminent; impending evil or danger. |
| immission | noun | The act of immitting, or of sending or thrusting in; injection; — the correlative of emission. |
| immixable | adjective | Not mixable. |
| immixture | noun | Freedom from mixture; purity. |
| immodesty | noun | Want of modesty, delicacy, or decent reserve; indecency. |
| immolated | imp. & past participle | of Immolate |
| immolator | noun | One who offers in sacrifice; specifically, one of a sect of Russian fanatics who practice self-mutilatio and sacrifice. |
| immorally | adverb | In an immoral manner; wickedly. |
| immovable | adjective | Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; — used of material things; as, an immovable foundatin., Steadfast; fixed; unalterable; unchangeable; — used of the mind or will; as, an immovable purpose, or a man who remain immovable., Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling or by sympathy; unimpressible; impassive., Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed; as, an immovable estate. See Immovable, n., That which can not be moved., Lands and things adherent thereto by nature, as trees; by the hand of man, as buildings and their accessories; by their destination, as seeds, plants, manure, etc.; or by the objects to which they are applied, as servitudes. |
| immovably | adverb | In an immovable manner. |
| immusical | adjective | Inharmonious; unmusical; discordant. |
| immutable | adjective | Not mutable; not capable or susceptible of change; unchangeable; unalterable. |
| impacable | adjective | Not to be appeased or quieted. |
| impacting | present participle & vb. noun | of Impact |
| impaction | noun | The driving of one fragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other; as, impaction of the skull or of the hip., An immovable packing; (Med.), a lodgment of something in a strait or passage of the body; as, impaction of the fetal head in the strait of the pelvis; impaction of food or feces in the intestines of man or beast. |
| impairing | present participle & vb. noun | of Impair |
| impanated | imp. & past participle | of Impanate |
| impanator | noun | One who holds the doctrine of impanation. |
| impaneled | imp. & past participle | of Impanel |
| imparking | present participle & vb. noun | of Impark |
| imparting | present participle & vb. noun | of Impart |
| impartial | adjective | Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable; fair; just. |
| impassion | verb | To move or affect strongly with passion. |
| impassive | adjective | Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible; unmoved. |
| impasting | present participle & vb. noun | of Impaste, The laying on of colors to produce impasto. |
| impasture | verb t. | To place in a pasture; to foster. |
| impatible | adjective | Not capable of being borne; impassible. |
| impatiens | noun | A genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers; — so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable force. Called also touch-me-not, jewelweed, and snapweed. I. Balsamina (sometimes called lady’s slipper) is the common garden balsam. |
| impatient | adjective | Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant; uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or opposition; eager for change, or for something expected; hasty; passionate; — often followed by at, for, of, and under., Not to be borne; unendurable., Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient speeches or replies., One who is impatient. |
| impawning | present participle & vb. noun | of Impawn |
| impeached | imp. & past participle | of Impeach |
| impeacher | noun | One who impeaches. |
| impearled | imp. & past participle | of Impearl |
| impeccant | adjective | Sinless; impeccable. |
| impedible | adjective | Capable of being impeded or hindered. |
| impelling | present participle & vb. noun | of Impel |
| impellent | adjective | Having the quality of impelling., An impelling power or force. |
| impenning | present participle & vb. noun | of Impen |
| impending | present participle & vb. noun | of Impend, Hanging over; overhanging; suspended so as to menace; imminet; threatening. |
| impendent | adjective | Impending; threatening. |
| impennate | adjective | Characterized by short wings covered with feathers resembling scales, as the penguins., One of the Impennes. |
| impennous | adjective | Having no wings, as some insects. |
| impeopled | imp. & past participle | of Impeople |
| imperator | noun | A commander; a leader; an emperor; — originally an appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their general after an important victory. Subsequently the title was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements by the senate, whence it carried wiht it some special privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed by Augustus and his successors, and came to have the meaning now attached to the word emperor. |
| imperfect | adjective | Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient., Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity., Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste or conscience; esthetically or morally defective., The imperfect tense; or the form of a verb denoting the imperfect tense., To make imperfect. |
| imperiled | imp. & past participle | of Imperil |
| imperious | adjective | Commanding; ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic., Haughly; arrogant; overbearing; as, an imperious tyrant; an imperious manner., Imperative; urgent; compelling. |
| impetrate | adjective | Obtained by entreaty., To obtain by request or entreaty. |
| impetuous | adjective | Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent., Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man of impetuous temper. |
| impieties | plural | of Impiety |
| impinging | present participle & vb. noun | of Impinge |
| impingent | adjective | Striking against or upon. |
| implanted | imp. & past participle | of Implant |
| implating | present participle & vb. noun | of Implate |
| impleaded | imp. & past participle | of Implead |
| impleader | noun | One who prosecutes or sues another. |
| implement | noun | That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., an instrument, toll, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end; as, the implements of trade, of husbandry, or of war., To accomplish; to fulfill., To provide with an implement or implements; to cause to be fulfilled, satisfied, or carried out, by means of an implement or implements., To fulfill or perform, as a contract or an engagement. |
| impletion | noun | The act of filling, or the state of being full., That which fills up; filling. |
| implexion | noun | Act of involving, or state of being involved; involution. |
| impliable | adjective | Not pliable; inflexible; inyielding. |
| implicate | verb t. | To infold; to fold together; to interweave., To bring into connection with; to involve; to connect; — applied to persons, in an unfavorable sense; as, the evidence implicates many in this conspiracy; to be implicated in a crime, a discreditable transaction, a fault, etc. |
| implicity | noun | Implicitness. |
| impliedly | adverb | By implication or inference. |
| implodent | noun | An implosive sound. |
| imploring | present participle & vb. noun | of Implore, That implores; beseeching; entreating. |
| implosion | noun | A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has been exhausted; — contrasted with explosion., A sudden compression of the air in the mouth, simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany. |
| implosive | adjective | Formed by implosion., An implosive sound, an implodent. |
| impluvium | noun | In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means of the compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art around its birm. |
| impolarly | adverb | Not according to or in, the direction of the poles. |
| impolitic | adjective | Not politic; contrary to, or wanting in, policy; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; inexpedient; as, an impolitic ruler, law, or measure. |
| importing | present participle & vb. noun | of Import, Full of meaning. |
| important | verb t. | Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious., Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty., Bearing on; forcible; driving., Importunate; pressing; urgent. |
| importune | adjective | To request or solicit, with urgency; to press with frequent, unreasonable, or troublesome application or pertinacity; hence, to tease; to irritate; to worry., To import; to signify., To require; to demand. |
| imposable | adjective | Capable of being imposed or laid on. |
| impostrix | noun | A woman who imposes upon or deceives others. |
| imposture | noun | The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating. |
| impostury | noun | Imposture. |
| impotence | noun | Alt. of Impotency |
| impotency | noun | The quality or condition of being impotent; want of strength or power, animal, intellectual, or moral; weakness; feebleness; inability; imbecility., Want of self-restraint or self-control., Want of procreative power; inability to copulate, or beget children; also, sometimes, sterility; barrenness. |
| impounded | imp. & past participle | of Impound |
| impounder | noun | One who impounds. |
| imprecate | verb t. | To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous., To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at. |
| impressed | imp. & past participle | of Impress |
| impresses | plural | of Impress |
| impressor | noun | One who, or that which, impresses. |
| imprested | imp. & past participle | of Imprest |
| imprimery | noun | A print; impression., A printing establishment., The art of printing. |
| impriming | noun | A beginning. |
| improbate | verb t. | To disapprove of; to disallow. |
| improbity | noun | Lack of probity; want of integrity or rectitude; dishonesty. |
| impromptu | adverb / adjective | Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as, an impromptu verse., Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark., A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece. |
| improving | present participle & vb. noun | of Improve, Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better. |
| improvise | verb t. | To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously., To bring about, arrange, or make, on a sudden, or without previous preparation., To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone., To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand. |
| improviso | adjective | Not prepared or mediated beforehand; extemporaneous. |
| imprudent | adjective | Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper. |
| impuberal | adjective | Not having arrived at puberty; immature. |
| impuberty | noun | The condition of not having reached puberty, or the age of ability to reproduce one’s species; want of age at which the marriage contract can be legally entered into. |
| impudence | noun | The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; want of modesty. |
| impudency | noun | Impudence. |
| impugning | present participle & vb. noun | of Impugn |
| impulsion | noun | The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse., Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse. |
| impulsive | adjective | Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent., Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings., Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous; — said of forces., That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent. |
| impunibly | adverb | Without punishment; with impunity. |
| impurpled | imp. & past participle | of Impurple |
| imputable | adjective | That may be imputed; capable of being imputed; chargeable; ascribable; attributable; referable., Accusable; culpable. |
| imputably | adverb | By imputation. |